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War News! (June 15th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Advertisement of newspapers available at Smith's News Depot and Variety Store, Frederick

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Deaths (June 15th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Lt. Robert McGessoch [?] died at the Fredericksburg hospital of battle wounds.

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Taken Prisoner (June 17th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD

Summary: Pvt. Jacob Haupt, Co. G, 7th MD, from the Valley, was taken prisoner in Virginia during a recent battle.

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Killed In Battle (June 17th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD

Summary: The Frederick Union reports that Alex Young and Wm. Delashmutt of Frederick, both of whom had joined the Confederate army, were killed in recent battles in Virginia.

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Mr. Wm Lorentz… (June 17th, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD

Summary: Wm. Lorentz of Middletown entered the army as a substitute for John Gray of Pleasant Valley in Washington County, for which Lorentz received a bonus of $850.

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The Present Moment (June 19th, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: The Examiner calls for all who wish to see the Union preserved and secession defeated to stand by the present administration.

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Died of His Wound (June 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD

Summary: Hiram E. Smith, Co. H, 1st MD Veteran Vols., died on June 14 (1864) at the Lincoln Hospital in Washington, D.C., from wounds received on May 19 near Fredericksburg, VA.

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Charged with Being Spies (June 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD

Summary: Chas. V. Sepper and G.G. Walters, both of the 1st MD (Confederate) Infantry, were captured in Maryland near Harpers Ferry and charged with being spies.

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The Military Commission (June 21st, 1864)
>From The Valley Register; Middletown, MD

Summary: Benjamin F. Brown of Frederick was tried and acquitted of a number of charges and specifications, all related to aiding the Confederacy.

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Acquitted (June 22nd, 1864)
>From The Frederick Examiner; Frederick, MD

Summary: Benjamin F. Brown, who was arrested and charged for giving aid and information to the rebels, has been acquitted due to lack of evidence.

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